"Start local, grow global."

In Strategies for international success: Lessons from six Canadian firms, the project team (Dr. Paul Boothe, Alister Smith, and Philippa French) interviewed executives about their success in going global.

To understand the business strategies involved in going global and being successful in international markets, the team spoke to representatives from the following six firms:

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The future is not destiny: CEO perspectives on realizing Ontario’s potential

In Working Paper 30, The future is not destiny: CEO perspectives on realizing Ontario’s potential, the project team (Institute and Boston Consulting Group) present findings from 33 interviews with CEOs and Futurists (those who spend the majority of their role thinking about trends of the future, particularly around technology). Leaders came from seven clusters: Construction, Financial Services (including insurance), Health, ICT, Manufacturing, Marketing, Design and Publishing, and Other.

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The labour market shift: Training a highly skilled and resilient workforce in Ontario

In Working Paper 29, The labour market shift: Training a highly skilled and resilient workforce in Ontario, the Institute examines Ontario's changing labour market and skills, employer-driven training, and government skills training programs. Ontario’s labour market has changed. For Ontarians to remain resilient in face of this change, they must be equipped with skills that are transferable across occupations and sectors.

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In this Quarterly Report, the Institute evaluates new policies announced in Ontario’s Speech from the Throne: creating 100,000 new childcare spaces, providing relief on electricity bills, and implementing a renewed math strategy. We also cover new policies introduced in the 2016 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review: addressing housing affordability and two new programs under the Business Growth Initiative that are targeted at helping firms scale up. The Institute provides a grade for each...

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In its 15th Annual Report, Collaborating for growth: Opportunities for Ontario, the Institute analyzes Ontario's GDP per capita compared to ten similar peer jurisdictions.

The analysis reveals that Ontario continues to experience a ‘prosperity gap’ – GDP per capita is $2,740 below its peer jurisdictions. To achieve greater prosperity, government, businesses, and Ontarians must collaborate to leverage the province’s strengths and grow its high-wage, innovative, export-oriented industries.

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In Working Paper 27, Looking beyond GDP: Measuring prosperity in Ontario, the Institute analyzes the province and its peer jurisdictions across 11 measures of well-being: access to services, community, civic engagement, education, environment, health, housing, income, jobs, life satisfaction, and safety. The results reveal that Ontario is 5th overall among its peer group. Ontario achieves the greatest results in access to services, health, and safety, but the lowest results in jobs and income. ...read more

Getting to 2030: Comparing and coordinating provincial climate policies analyzes carbon policies in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec by effectiveness and cost. Effectiveness is measured by achievements in emissions reductions overall, and the cost of reductions. It also outlines how the federation can come together to achieve Canada's national 2030 greenhouse gas target.

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In this Quarterly Report, the Institute grades the provincial government on developments regarding the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) enhancement and the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), as well as new regulations in the sharing economy. We then evaluate new initiatives relating to all types of transportation infrastructure, including the proposed electric vehicle charging network, as well as some of the outcomes of the Council of the Federation’s annual summer meeting. For an update on the...

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Strengthening clusters can lead to increased productivity, economic growth, and prosperity because clusters foster interactions that can energize the regional economy. In Working Paper 26, Clusters in Ontario the Institute highlights five strong, traded clusters in Ontario. The Institute recommends that the Ontario government facilitate the growth of such clusters - rather than replicate them or force their existence.

The Institute recommends that the Ontario government facilitate the growth...

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Licence to Innovate Revisited provides perspectives on government innovation from people within and outside the Ontario Public Service. This leads to a revised framework, additional case studies, and actionable recommendations.

The Institute recommends the government of Ontario:

Integrate innovation to counter the risk-averse culture.

Building innovation into core government activities signals that it is desirable and acceptable.